Cave of the Bookworms

One night, after awakening from a terrible dream, a young boy heads out on his bike. Soon he arrives at a mysterious cave, which he feels an urge to explore. Inside, a giant, deadly worm has trapped the Librarian! Now, the boy is in danger as well.

Reviews

Ingram's Foreword Magazine

"Cave of the Bookworms (978-1-4342-0489-9) is even creepier with dreams and monsters, but this reviewer knows that had her sons had access to this book in particular, it would not be limp from reading and rereading. The Stone Arch Adventure books are the kind that kindergartners will check out for there parents to read out loud, but they are also learning books for older children. Reminiscent of the Lemony Snicket series, author Michael Dahl and illustrator Bradford Kendall have chosen and highlighted six to eight vocabulary words in each book through repetition and graphics." - Ingram's Foreword Magazine

April 22, 2008

Foreword Magazine

"What a combination of the unlikely! Thrills, kids, chills, books, and librarians! The Creeping Bookends (Stone Arch Books, 978-1-4342-0486-8) takes place in the Library of Doom, “the world’s largest collection of strange and dangerous books.” A young boy gets locked inside the library, where “he was reading behind a tall bookshelf.” Strange things happen. Cave of the Bookworms (978-1-4342-0489-9) is even creepier with dreams and monsters, but this reviewer knows that had her sons had access to this book in particular, it would now be limp from reading and rereading. The Stone Arch Adventure books are the kind that kindergartners will check out for their parents to read out loud, but they are also learning books for older children. Reminiscent of the Lemony Snicket series, author Michael Dahl and illustrator Bradford Kendall have chosen and highlighted six to eight vocabulary words in each book through repetition and graphics. For librarians who save the day and kids who like a little bump in their night, these books are ghouliscious." - Foreword Magazine

Michael Dahl is the prolific author of the bestselling Goodnight, Baseball picture book and more than 200 other books for children and young adults. He has won the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award three times for his nonfiction, a Teacher's Choice award from Learning magazine, and a Seal of Excellence from the Creative Child Awards. And he has won awards for his board books for the earliest learners, Duck Goes Potty and Bear Says "Thank You!" Dahl has written and edited numerous graphic novels for younger readers, authored the Library of Doom adventure series, the Dragonblood books, Trollhunters, and the Hocus Pocus Hotel mystery/comedy series. Dahl has spoken at schools, libraries, and conferences across the US and the UK, including ALA, AASL, IRA, and Renaissance Learning. He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota in a haunted house.